psci-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a Psychological Science manuscript to fit its distinctive word format (Introduction + Discussion + footnotes + acknowledgments + appendices <= 2,000 words combined; Method + Results excluded; 150-word structured abstract) in APA 7th-edition style. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill psci-writing-style --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Writing Style (psci-writing-style) Psychological Science has one of the most demanding formats in the field. Writing well here means making a high-impact argument in **very few words**, in **APA 7th-edition** style, with a **structured 150-word abstract**. This skill is about fitting and polishing — not generating claims. ## When to trigger - Drafting the Introduction/Discussion or doing final p
What does the psci-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a Psychological Science manuscript to fit its distinctive word format (Introduction + Discussion + footnotes + acknowledgments + appendices <= 2,000 words combined; Method + Results excluded; 150-word structured abstract) in APA 7th-edition style. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill psci-writing-style --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.